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Boling Property

This property is situated at Boling Point, on the north
side of Babine Lake. At the timc the writer visited the property
the prospecting adits that had been driven wore caved in, ond as
there were no showings at the surface an cxamination was not
possible. The property is located in an arca of foliated
Carboniferous greenstones approximately one-quarter mile froma
diorite body.

Asbestos Showings

At the head of Peters Creek on the north slope of
Mount Williams a deposit of chrysotile asbestos occurs in a body
of serpentinized peridotite. Outcropping at the surface is a
zone of asbestos approximately 25 fect wide, which is traccable
for 100 feet before it disappears under the talus. Im this zonc
are stringers of asbestos from 1/8 inch to 1$ inches wide and from
1/8 inch to 1 foot apart. Stringers 2 inch or more wide may
commonly be traced for 25 feet. The asbestos consists of minute
fibres arranged parallel to one another, and at an angle of 60 to
90 degrees to the walls. The asbestos stringers have clearly
defined walls. Im a few cascs the asbestos fibres run from wall
to wall of the stringers without a break, but normally the strin

position. The whole zone contains about 5 per cent asbestos.

The fibre is brittle and of poor commercial quality.
As the rocks are deeply weathered, there is no doubt that the fibre
has sustained some injury during surface alterations. The fact
that the fibre is brittle here docs not necessarily moan that fibre
that may occur elsewhere in the vicinity would also be brittle, as
in the Eastern Townships of Quebee both types (brittle and flexible)
are found in close proximity to one another,

Two miles northwest of the showing described above a
deposit of tremolite asbestos is found, Three veins, each 4 to 10
inches wide, and 200 fect apart, occur in a body of serpenvtinized
peridotite. The veins could only be traced about 20 fect to where
they disappeared under the talus. The fibres extend
wall of the veins, and are very brittle. Associated w
tremolite asbestos are veins of picrolite scrpontine, Thi
has no commercial valuc as it is too small and the asbes
very inferior gradc.

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